Yin Shou Shu

Chapter 267 Better to encounter a malevolent ghost than a spirit medium

In the eerie house, the corpse-driving Taoist priest suddenly appeared.

His head was wrapped in bandages, his expression was resentful, one eye was wrapped in bandages, and his face and body were covered in blood.

The corpse-driving Taoist priest who had previously said he was leaving suddenly reappeared at this moment.

The evil spirits gathered outside the house showed no reaction to the appearance of the corpse-driving Taoist priest, as if they had not seen him at all.

The ghostly figure on the main seat stared at the corpse-driving Taoist priest, a sinister grin spreading across its face: "You dare to come back..."

Liu Fang chuckled and said, "If I don't come back, how am I supposed to tear your head off?"

The appearance of the corpse-driving Taoist priest changed the situation inside the house.

The four people, including Ran Qing, who had been stuck in a stalemate, seemed to have a glimmer of hope.

But Ran Qing's unease did not subside.

This corpse-driving Taoist priest, who claimed to be leaving but secretly returned, seemed to be there to save the day, but in reality, he was there to reap the benefits.

He hid outside, letting Ran Qing and the other three come in and fight the evil spirit, while he waited until the two sides were deadlocked before entering the scene... This old Taoist priest is ruthless, even using his saviors like this.

Ran Qing sneered inwardly, but her face remained expressionless.

He said to the corpse-driving Taoist priest, "Master Liu, do you know how to deal with that raccoon dog?"

The appearance of that raccoon was very unusual; it was suspected to be the transformation of the mountain god after his death.

The appearance of the raccoon dog made Ran Qing dare not continue the ghost banquet.

But now that the ghost banquet is over, the zombies wandering in the courtyard and the evil spirits crowding outside will all rush over, and Ran Qing and the other three will be in great danger if they are caught off guard.

Ran Qing found herself in a predicament where she couldn't back down.

But strangely, the raccoon dog was clearly not brought out by an evil spirit.

When the raccoon appeared, the evil spirit was also filled with unease and surprise.

This was an unexpected disaster.

Ran Qing asked the corpse-driving Taoist priest, who looked around the house and said, "There used to be a mountain god here, but something happened and the mountain god was killed by a spirit medium."

"Then the spirit mediums seized the mountain god's temple and set up a spirit altar here."

"That raccoon is the mountain god who died back then. It was brought out by your ghost feast. This is a unique evil spell of you ghost walkers, full of your stench."

The corpse-driving Taoist said, "You young man, clear away the ghost feast and put away your spirit medium's magical artifacts. If you can't sense the spirit medium's scent, that raccoon dog might disappear."

The corpse-driving Taoist priest was surprisingly knowledgeable about the past of the Cat Temple and explained the reason.

Ran Qing was taken aback: "The spirit medium killed the mountain god?"

why?
Isn't this mountain god a benevolent deity appointed by the imperial court to suppress evil spirits in this area?

The old Taoist priest glanced at Ran Qing and saw his doubt: "You are indeed Mo Baifeng's disciple, right? Didn't Mo Baifeng tell you that none of you who follow the Yin lineage are good people?"

"There's a saying in our line of work: 'Better to encounter a malevolent ghost than a spirit medium...'"

"Among those who walk the path of the dead, only Aunt Shen is a good person, and Mo Baifeng is only half a good person."

"Your predecessors who practiced the spirit world did plenty of despicable things, such as murder, robbery, cutting off people's offspring, and harming entire families."

The corpse-driving Taoist priest sneered and answered Ran Qing's question.

Ran Qing, a successor of the lineage of Yin-walking people, had mixed feelings but no way to refute it.

The book "Witchcraft and Spiritual Arts" does indeed warn that the closer a person walks the path of spirits gets to evil lords, the more susceptible they are to their influence, gradually losing their humanity. Therefore, spirit walkers must utilize the power of evil lords, but they must also constantly guard against their corruption and never allow themselves to become their puppets.

However, many people who practice spirit possession inevitably borrow the power of evil masters multiple times throughout their long lives, constantly listening to their seductive words and seeing their figures in their dreams. Over the years, they are influenced by these evil masters and inevitably become corrupted by them.

The friendliness of Auntie Er and Auntie Liu gave him a special perspective on the lineage of spirit mediums.

But based on the information he had, he knew that what the corpse-driving Taoist said was correct.

Among those who practice spirit mediumship, there are quite a few who harm others for their own benefit and engage in inhumane acts.

Ran Qing said, "But there are those evil spirits outside, and there's a flying zombie in this courtyard..."

Ran Qing raised questions.

These are two threats that have put him in a dilemma.

Upon hearing Ran Qing's words, the corpse-driving Taoist was stunned: "Flying zombie?!"

He took a sudden step back, his face pale and tense as he looked around, saying, "You brat, don't talk nonsense. Where did this flying zombie come from in this yard? Did you see it with your own eyes?"

The Corpse-Driving Taoist has dealt with corpses for many years, so he knows better than anyone how terrifying flying zombies are.

Ran Qing looked at him silently and said, "Daoist, when you came, didn't you see the hanging coffin in the backyard? That's where the flying zombie is."

The corpse-driving Taoist was even more bewildered upon hearing this: "The hanging coffin in the backyard? You mean the one in the stable?"

The corpse-driving Taoist priest spoke, his scalp tingling: "Isn't that an empty coffin lying on the ground? The lid wasn't even properly closed; it just fell to the ground..."

Clearly, when the corpse-driving Taoist priest entered, the hanging coffin had already fallen to the ground.

The flying zombies inside the coffin have also crawled out—this is the worst-case scenario.

Ran Qing still had a sliver of hope that the coffin used to suppress flying zombies could trap them for a little longer.

Or perhaps the flying zombie has been asleep for too many years and cannot wake up all at once.

But the corpse-driving Taoist's words ruthlessly shattered his wishful thinking.

Not only did the coffin fall down, but the flying zombies inside also crawled out, and the coffin lid wasn't closed...

"So, there's a flying zombie wandering around this courtyard right now?" The corpse-driving Taoist said with a chill down his spine, staring at the ghostly figure on the main seat and cursing, "You surnamed Tao! Aren't you afraid the flying zombie will eat you if you stay with it?"

"Ordinary zombies only eat living things, but flying zombies are a strange creature that feeds on both humans and ghosts... Where did you get your flying zombie?"

"You dare to use such a wicked thing? Aren't you afraid that when lightning strikes, it will turn you to ashes too?!"

The corpse-driving Taoist priest cursed loudly at the ghostly figure.

Zombies in the mountains are prone to attracting lightning, and the stronger the zombie, the more likely it is to be struck by lightning.

But this is the Ghost Realm of the Wujiang River; heavenly lightning might not come, but if the zombies attack, everyone present will be...

The unexpected danger made the loud-voiced old Taoist priest agitated and increasingly vehement in his curses.

From the main seat, Ghostly Shadow coldly interrupted, "What are you barking about here? I didn't hang that coffin; it's been hanging there for years."

"If it weren't for you few living people barging in, and the scent of living flesh stimulating the thing in the coffin, that thing would still be hanging there motionless."

The ghost attributed the reason the coffin fell to the ground to Ran Qing and the other living people.

The corpse-driving Taoist priest cursed and said to Ran Qing, "Boy! What are you waiting for? Quickly take down your ghost feast, let's run away together!"

The corpse-driving Taoist looked around in alarm and said, "When the flying zombies come, there won't be a chance to escape!"

(End of this chapter)